rat tech page 1

[1] remote control device location controller

[2] toilet paper dispensation
reorientation

1

A remote controller is useless when the user has not the
remotest idea where it is...this simple device keeps it in the area
where
needed, yet allows a range of motion for multiple users and user
positions.

The materials used are quite inexpensive. Pvc pipe is cheap,
light, yet strong enough for this purpose. Similar rigid tubing or
wooden dowel may be used. Nylon cord suspends the device and remote.
Elastic cord adds flexibility.

Attachment to the remote will depend on its construction. A slice
of bicycle innertube or wire might be used. If necessary, drill or
melt small holes in the plastic in a non-critical area.

The counter-weight may be a piece of iron or steel, or a rock in a
sock. Adjust the center tie point to balance. To better control the
remote's to return to position after release, use two
parallel suspension cords in the center.

Suspend from the ceiling so the arc of movement is most convenient,
yet least likely to bonk users.

2

There are few common devices that cannot be improved or better adapted
to a particular use. We are accustomed, for example, to horizontal
toilet paper dispensers. Those work, but require both ends of the
axle to be secured, which complicates the design unnecessarily. As
you might suspect, I do some of my best thinking on the toilet.

My
solution is to use a vertical axle. Although my axle is the shaft of
a clamp secured to the shelf in front of the toilet, the design is
highly variable. The important part is the friction-reducing
component, allowing the roll to turn freely enough to avoid premature
tissue separation. The lid from a plastic margerine tub works
perfectly for this. I suggest removing any residual oleo first,
though the design may well allow for a margerine of
error.

With a sufficiently long axle, two rolls may be placed on it, so there
is always a spare. Place an additional margerine lid between rolls so
the top one can rotate independantly.